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McKyler and Daniel discuss how tuberculosis invented the cowboy hat, started World War I, and caused folks in New England to do crazy, barbaric things to fight evil spirits.

Links

• New England Vampire Panic - US History - Extra History
• Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection | Audiobook on Spotify

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